My new R-Bass...

I just got a new model Rbass. It is made of mahogany body, flame maple top and 5 piece maple neck, John East U-Retro pre-amp with tone control and bartolini single coil pickups.

This bass is awesome. Is a very versatile bass I play rock, funk, blues and I also a slap a lot. It has a very modern sound (wich I like) but with the U-Retro I can get a very large pallette of tones. Wich comes from vintage sounding to very modern hi-fi sound thanks to the tone control. The bass is like no other bass that I had in my hand. The playability, action, the overall feel and the resonance of the instrument is fantastic, really cuts in the mix and I mean cut's trough...

When I decided to buy the bass Ray had in the shop two Foderas one was a VW Monarch 4 string with the Pope preamp the other one was a Monarch 5 string, I set down played all the basses Ray had in the shop and let me tell you for those of you who may think the R basses are inferior to any other top of the line basses youre mistaken and I don't mean to criticise any other builder but when i compared and I played trough many different amps and speakers, R basses won the battle. The basses are not built to have a vintage sound they are truly a MODERN SOUNDING INSTRUMENT FOR TODAYS MUSIC

Ray is a true craftman and knows how to build a professional instrument because I am a professional player... And practically played everything in the market Ken Smiths, Foderas, Sadowsky, Tobias, Fabregues, F Basses........you name it.. And I truly discovered my sound.

I respect every bass player outhere so don't take this as a offense, this is just the way I feel about my bass

It's always so good when you find your voice! Did the Foderas that you tried have the mahogany body? They seem almost similiar in body shape and workmanship, how about the p/u's? What F bass did you try? Peace, John

The Foderas I played had mahogany body, flame maple top, maple neck with kingwood fretboards. The preamp was Mike Pope the pickups Bartolini humbuckers on the five and EMG's in the four.. My bass has the same woods but it has Batolini Jazz pickups (I love jazz pickups) and it has U-Retro pre-amp with tone control, My bass has a very organic tone and it resonates beautifully..

The Foderas had a very muffled tone and the preamp was very harsh, the output of the bass was so strong I could not define a good tone, everything seemed so uneven the low B in the five was not bad but no definition. On my R-Bass every note is even the low B is so defined that when I played whith the octave on many of the notes they are very focused and you can understand the notes clearly.

The Foderas that I tried are very expensive and to my personal taste not worth the money. The R-bass is less expensive but to me more bass than the Fodera. I'm note critisizin fodera it's my personal feeling.

The F-Bass that I tried was a BN5 in Ash the sound was too vintage and I didn't like the feeling.. Peace.!

I just got a new model Rbass. It is made of mahogany body, flame maple top and 5 piece maple neck, John East U-Retro pre-amp with tone control and bartolini single coil pickups.

This bass is awesome. Is a very versatile bass I play rock, funk, blues and I also a slap a lot. It has a very modern sound (wich I like) but with the U-Retro I can get a very large pallette of tones. Wich comes from vintage sounding to very modern hi-fi sound thanks to the tone control. The bass is like no other bass that I had in my hand. The playability, action, the overall feel and the resonance of the instrument is fantastic, really cuts in the mix and I mean cut's trough...

When I decided to buy the bass Ray had in the shop two Foderas one was a VW Monarch 4 string with the Pope preamp the other one was a Monarch 5 string, I set down played all the basses Ray had in the shop and let me tell you for those of you who may think the R basses are inferior to any other top of the line basses youre mistaken and I don't mean to criticise any other builder but when i compared and I played trough many different amps and speakers, R basses won the battle. The basses are not built to have a vintage sound they are truly a MODERN SOUNDING INSTRUMENT FOR TODAYS MUSIC

Ray is a true craftman and knows how to build a professional instrument because I am a professional player... And practically played everything in the market Ken Smiths, Foderas, Sadowsky, Tobias, Fabregues, F Basses........you name it.. And I truly discovered my sound.

I respect every bass player outhere so don't take this as a offense, this is just the way I feel about my bass

Click to expand...

Hey Yoel..

Thank you very much for your support I know you will be happy with the bass, enjoy it and send me some pics of your band.

I briefly owned an R bass- i think it might even be pictured on the website- i stupidly sold it- it had incredible playability and tone- this bass nailed the Marcus Miller tone and many other great tones- i wish i had kept in, in fact, if anyone ever sees it for sale, i would definitely buy it back....
hole , Ray- sabes donde esta este bajo?

I briefly owned an R bass- i think it might even be pictured on the website- i stupidly sold it- it had incredible playability and tone- this bass nailed the Marcus Miller tone and many other great tones- i wish i had kept in, in fact, if anyone ever sees it for sale, i would definitely buy it back....
hole , Ray- sabes donde esta este bajo?

Click to expand...

Hola Mr. Adrian Gracia.

I apreciatte your support saying that my instruments are good. I will like the chance to talk to you sometime in a future about the subject of basses. e-mail me your number. My number is (787)390-9333. If I see that bass posted anywhere I will let you know if not GET A NEW ONE!!!! Like that ah???? Just kidding

I apreciatte your support saying that my instruments are good. I will like the chance to talk to you sometime in a future about the subject of basses. e-mail me your number. My number is (787)390-9333. If I see that bass posted anywhere I will let you know if not GET A NEW ONE!!!! Like that ah???? Just kidding

Thanks a lot an take care.

Click to expand...

hey, Ray.. i speak the truth ! that bass was awesome! one of the drawbacks of being a dealer is I am always getting offers and feeling like i need to sell, so sometimes we make mistakes, like selling that bass...
i will call you in the next two days... my number, as many know, is 1 800 361 9927-
como estan las cosas en la Isla?

Hey Ray,
Good to see you on Talkbass!
I did get your email about contacting you for a quote on that bass with the amboyna top...sorry for not getting back to you! I have been busier than a one legged man in a butt-kicking contest! It's definitely easier for me to communicate on email...
I'm looking for an alder bolt on double cutaway, amboyna burl top, birdseye maple board, John East 3 band preamp, Bart Jazz pickups, gold hardware...
Ballpark quote?
Thanks!
Matt

Congrats BassInferno. I usually dont give my 2cents around here but I feel like I need to chime in here. Ray your basses are awesome I've had mine for a about a year now and it is never leaving my side!